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1 A Jakov živeše u zemlji gde mu je otac bio došljak, u zemlji hananskoj.

2 Ovo su događaji Jakovljevi. Josif kad beše momak od sedamnaest godina, pasaše stoku s braćom svojom, koju rodiše Vala i Zelfa žene oca njegovog; i donošaše Josif zle glasove o njima ocu svom.

3 A Izrailj ljubljaše Josifa najvećma izmeću svih sinova svojih, jer mu se rodio pod starost; i načini mu šarenu haljinu.

4 A braća videći gde ga otac ljubi najvećma između sve braće njegove, stadoše mrzeti na nj tako da mu ne mogahu lepu reč progovoriti.

5 Uz to usni Josif san i pripovedi braći svojoj, te oni još većma omrznu na nj.

6 Jer im reče: Da čujete san što sam snio:

7 Vezasmo snoplje u polju, pa moj snop usta i ispravi se, a vaši snopovi iđahu unaokolo i klanjahu se snopu mom.

8 Tada mu braća rekoše: Da nećeš još biti car nad nama i zapovedati nam? Stoga još većma stadoše mrzeti na nj radi snova njegovih i radi reči njegovih.

9 Posle opet usni drugi san, i pripovedi braći svojoj govoreći: Usnih opet san, a to se sunce i mesec i jedanaest zvezda klanjahu meni.

10 A pripovedi i ocu svom i braći svojoj; ali ga otac prekori i reče mu: Kakav je to san što si snio? Eda li ćemo doći ja i mati tvoja i braća tvoja da se klanjamo tebi do zemlje?

11 I zaviđahu mu braća; ali otac njegov čuvaše ove reči.

12 A kad braća njegova otidoše da pasu stoku oca svog kod Sihema,

13 Reče Izrailj Josifu: Ne pasu li braća tvoja stoku kod Sihema? Hajde da te pošaljem k njima. A on reče: Evo me.

14 A on mu reče: Idi, vidi kako su braća tvoja i kako je stoka, pa dođi da mi javiš. I opravi ga iz doline hevronske, i on otide put Sihema.

15 I čovek jedan nađe ga a on luta po polju; te ga zapita govoreći: Šta tražiš?

16 A on reče: Tražim braću svoju; kaži mi, molim te, gde su sa stokom?

17 A čovek reče: Otišli su odavde, jer čuh gde rekoše: Hajdemo u Dotaim. I otide Josif za braćom svojom, i nađe ih u Dotaimu.

18 A oni ga ugledaše iz daleka; i dok još ne dođe blizu njih, stadoše se dogovarati da ga ubiju,

19 I rekoše među sobom: Gle, evo onog što sne sanja.

20 Hajde sada da ga ubijemo i da ga bacimo u koju od ovih jama, pa ćemo kazati: Ljuta ga je zverka izjela. Onda ćemo videti šta će biti od njegovih snova.

21 Ali Ruvim kad ču to, izbavi ga iz ruku njihovih rekavši: Nemojte da ga ubijemo.

22 I još im reče Ruvim: Nemojte krv prolivati; bacite ga u ovu jamu u pustinji, a ne dižite ruke na nj. A on ga htede izbaviti iz ruku njihovih i odvesti k ocu.

23 I kad Josif dođe k braći svojoj, svukoše s njega haljinu njegovu, haljinu šarenu, koju imaše na sebi.

24 I uhvativši ga baciše ga u jamu; a jama beše prazna, ne beše vode u njoj.

25 Posle sedoše da jedu. I podigavši oči ugledaše, a to gomila Ismailjaca iđaše od Galada s kamilama natovarenim mirisavog korenja i tamjana i smirne, te nošahu u Misir.

26 I reče Juda braći svojoj: Kakva će biti korist što ćemo ubiti brata svog i zatajiti krv njegovu?

27 Hajde da ga prodamo ovim Ismailjcima pa da ne dižemo ruke svoje na nj, jer nam je brat, naše je telo. I poslušaše ga braća njegova.

28 Pa kad trgovci madijanski behu pored njih, oni izvukoše i izvadiše Josifa iz jame, i prodadoše Josifa Ismailjcima za dvadeset srebrnika; i oni odvedoše Josifa u Misir.

29 A kad se Ruvim vrati k jami, a to nema Josifa u jami; tada razdre haljine svoje,

30 Pa se vrati k braći svojoj, i reče: Nema deteta; a ja kuda ću?

31 Tada uzeše haljinu Josifovu, i zaklavši jare zamočiše haljinu u krv,

32 Pa onda poslaše šarenu haljinu ocu njegovom poručivši: Nađosmo ovu haljinu, vidi je li haljina sina tvog ili nije.

33 A on je pozna i reče: Sina je mog haljina; ljuta ga je zverka izjela; Josif je doista raskinut.

34 I razdre Jakov haljine svoje, i veza kostret oko sebe, i tužaše za sinom svojim dugo vremena.

35 I svi sinovi njegovi i sve kćeri njegove ustadoše oko njega tešeći ga, ali se on ne dade utešiti, nego govoraše: S tugom ću u grob leći za sinom svojim. Pa i njegov otac plakaše za njim.

36 A Madijani prodadoše ga u Misir Petefriju, dvoraninu Faraonovom, zapovedniku stražarskom.

   

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4742. 'The tunic of various colours that was on him' means the nature of the appearances which is determined by that of the truths derived from good. This is clear from the meaning of 'the tunic of various colours' as appearances of truth by which the spiritual of the natural is recognized and distinguished, dealt with in 4677, here therefore the nature of those appearances; and for this reason the word 'tunic' is used twice - 'they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of various colours'. The fact that the nature of these appearances is determined by that of the truths derived from good may be known from appearances of truth when these are manifested visually in the light of heaven, that is, in the next life. There no other light exists than that which comes from the Lord by way of heaven and which emanates from His Divine Truth; for this appears before the eyes of the angels as light, 2776, 3190, 3195, 3222, 3339, 3340, 3636, 3643, 3993, 4302, 4413, 4415. This light varies with each angel, depending on his reception of it. Angels' entire thought is formed by the variegation of that light, as also is man's thought, though he is not conscious of this because in man's case that light falls onto material images or ideas present in his natural or external man which are formed from the light of the world.

Consequently in his case the light of heaven is dimmed to such an extent that he scarcely knows that the light and sight in his understanding are a product of the light of heaven. But in the next life when the sight of the eye is no longer reliant on the light of the world but on that of heaven it is then obvious that his thought is formed from the latter.

[2] When this light passes from heaven into the world of spirits it manifests itself there in the form of various colours, the beauty, variation, and loveliness of these colours being immensely superior to the colours produced by the light of the world; see what has already been presented from experience regarding colours, in 1053, 1624, 3993, 4530, 4677. Because colours in the next life are formed from the light of heaven they are in origin nothing else than appearances of truth derived from good. The source from which truth shines is not truth itself because by itself alone it does not possess any flame; rather, good is the source of it since this is like the flame from which light shines. The nature of good therefore determines the nature of the truth that appears from it, and the nature of the truth is the same as that of the good from which it shines. From this one may see what is meant in the internal sense by 'the tunic of various colours' - that the nature of the appearances is determined by that of the truths derived from good; for as shown already, 'Joseph', to whom the tunic belonged, represents Divine Truth.

  
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